{"id":135388,"date":"2024-03-24T16:33:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=135388"},"modified":"2024-03-24T16:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:33:50","slug":"what-will-celtics-playoff-rotation-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=135388","title":{"rendered":"What Will Celtics Playoff Rotation Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Hauser\u00a0<\/strong>returned from his ankle sprain after missing only two games, and in his second appearance since the injury, picked up the scorching pace his set in Washington the ailment prevented him from breaking records. Hauser shot 10-for-13 in under three quarters that night against the Wizards, and less than one week later with an ankle he admitted to reporters isn’t 100% back to health, knocked down 7-of-8 from three. In a roundabout way, he made history, breaking\u00a0Jayson Tatum’s\u00a0<\/strong>Celtics mark for threes across a three game span with 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Celtics beat the Bulls, 124-113, to extend their win streak to nine without Tatum,\u00a0Kristaps Porzingis\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Jrue Holiday<\/strong>. They improved to 11-2 in the second half of back-to-backs, an achievement given the near automatic absence of Al Horford<\/strong> or Porzingis in those games all year. Hauser started and scored 23 points, Luke Kornet\u00a0<\/strong>added eight, with four assists and matched a career high with 13 rebounds, while Boston won\u00a0Payton Pritchard’s\u00a0<\/strong>minutes off the bench by 17. Another stellar showing by the second unit raises the question of how involved they could become when the postseason begins in less than one month.<\/p>\n